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Welcome
to the September - October – November - December 2010 Editions of the
Notitia! The
Notitia is one of the many tools the Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham
Bar Association uses to encourage the participation of women in the practice
of law, to enhance the quality of life for women who have chosen law as a
profession, to provide role models and mentors for women seeking to enter or
grow in the profession, to provide an environment which fosters cooperation
between and among women in the profession thereby enhancing the profession as
a whole. **** All
members of the Birmingham Bar Association are invited to join our Section in
2010! Membership runs from
Dec. 1, 2009 - Nov. 30, 2010, but you can join at any time during the
year. Here is a generic
membership form: BBA
Membership Renewal.pdf - You will need to put your name somewhere on the
form and simply mark our section and return it to Beth Carmichael at the
Birmingham Bar with your payment.
You can also become a Sustaining Member of the Section by sending your
additional $30 contribution. **** Would
you like to work with one of the committees or task forces in 2011 on a
particular project or event? Reply to Rhonda if yes. RCaviedes@babc.com **** Please submit your articles or photos or reminders for
the Notitia to Katie kweinert@babc.com or
Michelle O. Michelle@WiseResolution.com. **** Slate
of officers and appointed positions for 2009-2010 serving under Rhonda
Caviedes, Chair: Chair-Elect - Janine Smith Secretary - Tameka Wren Treasurer - Grace Kipp Corresponding Secretary - Crystal McMeekin Historian - Shirley McCarty NCWBA Representative - Pat Moore Membership Committee Chair - Kathryn Willis Membership Committee Co-Chair - Rachel Lary Newsletter and PR Committee Chair - Michelle Obradovic Newsletter and PR Committee Co-Chair - Katie Suttle
Weinert Newsletter and Photography Co-Chair - Robin Beardsley Social and Entertainment Committee Chair - Christi
Graham Social and Entertainment Committee Co-Chair - Jennifer
Buettner Programs Committee Chair - Susan Nettles Programs Committee Co-Chair - Brooke Everley Projects Committee Chair - Rebecca Amthor Projects Committee Co-Chair - Lindsay Reese Service Award Chair - Marcie Braswell Service Award Co-Chair - Desiree Alexander Pinstripes and Pearls Task Force Chair - Carolyn Lam Pinstripes and Pearls Task Force Co-Chair - Noelle
Fleming Leadership Development Task Force Chair - Gail Barber Leadership Development Task Force Co-Chair - Grace
Murphy Liaison with Alabama State Bar Women’s Section -
Allison Skinner Executive Board to replace those whose terms expire in
2009: Khristi Driver
Linda Friedman Leatha
Gilbert Ashley Hattaway Pat Moore Sharon Blackburn Reminders for Activities and Events: The Leadership of the Section meets monthly at the YWCA
of Central Alabama, 309 North 23rd Street, Birmingham. Attendees who
have ordered a lunch will be served at 11:30, with the meeting to begin
thereafter. You may bring your own lunch if you like. **** Studies show that women lawyers struggle more than men in garnering new business. In “Revive Your Inner Rainmaker,” presenter Regina Hudson, owner and coach at Train4Rain, will address practical ways for women to hone their skills in meeting potential clients, educating potential and existing clients about what they have to offer, and growing their relationships with existing clients. In addition to discussing effective marketing skills, this seminar will discuss how to navigate the ethical rules that arise in the marketing context. Come join the Women Lawyers Section for this CLE at the Birmingham Bar Center on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This program has been approved for 1 hour of CLE ethics credit. This CLE is open to all members of the Birmingham Bar-- it is free for members of the Women Lawyers Section and $5 for non-members. Bring your brown bag lunch and we will provide the beverages. We will start gathering at 11:30 and the program will begin at noon. For more information, contact Brooke Everley at beverley@babc.com or Susan Nettles at snettles@balch.com. **** The Section’s regularly scheduled Dine & Drink
Around. will be at La Paz in Crestline at 5:30 p.m. on October 14th. **** Children's Library at Jefferson County Family Court Thanks to everyone for contributing to the Jefferson
County Family Court Book Drive at the Wine & Cheese Reception on August
5th. Four large boxes of books were collected and have been
delivered to Family Court. The books were very much needed. The
children's book drive will continue at WLS events from now until then end of
the year. Also, there is a collection box in the Bar Center
lobby. Thanks again for investing in the lives of children
through the Family Court Library Project.
**** You're invited to the 2nd Annual Bocce Tournament to benefit B'ham Legal Aid Society & Volunteer Lawyers Program sponsored by the Bar Foundation on Thursday, Sept. 23rd, 5:00 p.m., at Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, 301 19th St., N., B'ham, AL 35203. The cost for a team is $500 and includes admission for 4, appetizers, beer, other refreshments & a Bocce t-shirt. General event tickets are $25 per person and include appetizers, beer and other refreshments. For team information or tickets contact 205-251-2231 or bbfound@bellsouth.net or Tourn. Chair Mike Freeman (205-226-3432 or mfreeman@balch.com). Please attend the Alabama Appellate Courts Reception
honoring the Alabama Supreme Ct and Ct of Civil Appeals Wednesday,
October 20th , 5:30 – 7:30 pm., St Paul's Cathedral Life Center, 2120
3rd. Ave. N., 35203 (enter Great Hall on 4th Ave. N.). Reception tickets are
$25.00 per person. Call (205)
251-2231 or bbfound@bellsouth.net to purchase.
You're also invited to Oral Arguments of the Alabama Supreme
Ct and Ct of Civil Appeals (in that order) Thursday, October
21st 9:00 am. – 12:00 noon Wright Auditorium - Samford (no
charge). These events
are co-sponsored by the Birmingham Bar Foundation & Cumberland
School of Law. **** Pro Bono Week will be October 24-20, 2010. If you
are interested in serving on the Birmingham Bar Association’s Pro Bono
Week Committee, please contact Beth Carmichael, Executive Director of the
BBA, at bethc@birminghambar.org or
Greg Hawley, President of the BBA, at ghawley@waadlaw.com. This committee will work with the Birmingham
Volunteer Lawyers Program to arrange a variety of activities during that
week, which may include: 1.
arrange pro bono legal clinics during the week; 2. arrange pro bono/VLP
celebration lunch; 3. CLE; 4. publicity for the above; 5. coordinate with
State Bar pro bono committee; and 6. coordinate pro bono week activities with
local law schools. **** The WLS Annual Meeting will be held on November 4, 2010
and is tentatively scheduled to be held at Bradley Arant. **** Women
Lawyers Section on Facebook! The Women Lawyers Section now has a group page on
Facebook. To join, search for
Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association and then click where
it says “Join Group.” Continuing Legal Education ABICLE - ALABAMA BAR INSTITUTE FOR CONTINUING
LEGAL EDUCATION ALABAMA CENTER FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION Contact Judy Keegan for more information at judy.keegan@alabar.org
or www.alabamaadr.org BASIC MEDIATION TRAINING (3-day, 20 hour CLE course
with 3 hours of ethics) - TROY SMITH (800) ADR-FIRM or www.mediationmedia.com
or troysmith@mediationmedia.com ALABAMA
STATE BAR BIRMINGHAM BAR ASSOCIATION On demand CLE available at www.birminghambar-u.org. CUMBERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW CLEs: Call 205-726-2391 to register by phone. Who and Where?
For complete details click here. E-mail us at: lawcle@samford.edu Online
Courses available anytime: LORMAN CLEs: Past Section Leadership 2009
Officers Chair - Pam Blalock Chair
- Elect Rhonda Caviedes Immediate Past Chair – Leatha Gilbert Secretary
- Crystal McMeekin Treasurer - Sidney Hoover Corresponding Secretary - Ashley Hattaway Historian - Frances King Quick NCWBA Representative - Pat Moore Liaison with Alabama State Bar Women's Section - Sherrie
L. Phillips Executive Board Board Term Expires in 2009 Deane Corliss, Gail Barber, Katy Willis,
Candi Peeples, Sidney Hoover, Shirley McCarty Board Term Expires in 2010 LaBella Alvis, Mary Lynn Bates, Honora
Gathings, Alicia Haynes, Hon. Virginia Vinson Board Term Expires in 2011 Teresa Minor, Hon. Theresa Pulliam, Monica Graveline, Brendette
Brown Green, Frances Quick 2009 Committee Chair and Co-Chair
Assignments:
October - November 2008 Editions of the
Notitia: October-November
2008 Edition of the Notitia.pdf January - February 2009 Editions of the Notitia: January - February
2009 Edition of the Notitia.pdf March – April - May 2009 Editions of the
Notitia: March
- April - May 2009 Editions of the Notitia.pdf June – July 2009 Editions of the Notitia: June - July 2009 Editions of the
Notitia.pdf August – September 2009 Editions of the
Notitia: August
- September 2009 Editions of the Notitia.pdf October – November – December 2009 Editions
of the Notitia: Fall 2009 Editions of
the Notitia.pdf January – February – March – April
2010 Editions of the Notitia: January-April
2010 Editions of the Notitia.pdf May – June – July – August 2010
Editions of the Notitia: May-August 2010
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